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Look alive twenty-five
342 pages
A zany, fast-paced caper that feels like catching up with your most delightfully chaotic friends.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a whirlwind of familiar, comforting chaos. The pacing is relentlessly brisk, driven by snappy dialogue and a cast of unapologetically eccentric characters who treat danger as a mere inconvenience. It is less about the intricacies of the mystery and more about the hilarious, slapstick journey of surviving everyday absurdity. The tone remains breezy and irreverent throughout, wrapping moments of peril in layers of wry humor and romantic banter. The prose is unpretentious and punchy, designed to keep the pages turning and the laughs coming. It is the perfect literary escape for readers who want a lighthearted, zany adventure where the stakes are high but the mood is always buoyant.
- Mood
- chaotic
- lighthearted
- zany
- comforting
- Tone
- irreverent
- slapstick
- breezy
- wry
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- workplace absurdity · found family dynamics · romantic indecision · bumbling survival
- The writing
- Snappy and dialogue-driven, prioritizing punchlines and rapid-fire banter over lyrical description.
- The arc
- A rollercoaster of comedic frustration that resolves into a satisfying, chaotic triumph.
- Who it's for
- Anyone craving a reliable, laugh-out-loud escape filled with eccentric characters and low-stakes mystery.
Content notes
- comedic peril
- mild violence
- kidnapping
About the book
"Stephanie Plum faces the toughest puzzle of her career in the twenty-fifth entry in Janet Evanovich's #1 New York Times-bestselling series. There's nothing like a good deli, and the Red River Deli in Trenton is one of the best. World-famous for its pastrami, cole slaw, and for its disappearing managers. Over the last month, three have vanished from the face of the earth, and the only clue in each case is one shoe that's been left behind. The police are baffled. Lula is convinced that it's a case of alien abduction. Whatever it is, they'd better figure out what's going on before they lose their new manager, Ms. Stephanie Plum"--
Description from Open Library.
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